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New Delhi, May 19, 2016
While the response from the equally illustrious audience during the Live Event was thunderous to the passionate debates and the stock taking one on ones, the deliberations at the conclave made big headlines in the national media.
Text Box: FEW OF THE HEADLINES CREATED AT INDIA TV SAMVAAD, THOSE HAVE MADE IT TO THE NATIONAL MEDIA
New Education Policy to be made public before May 26: Union HRD Minister, Smriti Irani
Work on Ram temple to start this year, Article 370 in J&K to be revoked by 2017: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy
Speed up efforts to bring back offshore black money: Swami Ramdev tells Government
All-out efforts on to unearth black money: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Congress, AAP leaders grill BJP Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
No politician can now allot natural resources to relatives for next 100 years: Power Minister Piyush Goel
UPA regime conspired to nail Modi, Amit Shah in Ishrat Jehan case, but failed: Union Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari
Most part of the show was hosted by India TV Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Rajat Sharma himself. While a few discussions were moderated by India TV’s Senior News Anchors, Lyricist-Screenwriter and Ad-Guru Mr. Prasoon Joshi chipped in with his Poetic best while he also made valuable contributions during the politically charged discussions.
In his welcome address, Mr. Rajat Sharma outlined the performance of the ruling regime, their pre-poll promises, people’s expectations etc. while he also highlighted the opposition’s charges ranging from rising intolerance to vendetta politics etc.
A few amongst those who participated in “Samvaad” were, Union Ministers, Arun Jaitley, Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan along with BJP President Amit Shah, Yog Guru Swami Ramdev, Congess MP & actor Raj Babbar, Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, AAP Leader Kumar Vishwas, MP Maulana Mahmood Madani, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, JD(U) MP KC Tyagi.
Amongst the battery of well-known dignitaries who were also in attendance as audience included Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress Leaders Motilal Vora, Jagdish Tytler, Janardhan Dwivedi & Ahmed Patel, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, Filmmakers Madhur Bhandarkar & Ashoke Pandit, Singer Malini Awasthi to name a few.
India TV Managing Director Ms. Ritu Dhawan on the huge success of “India TV Samvaad” said, “We are extremely satisfied not only because we have been able to again raise the bar for our industry peers in terms of top-notch participation & execution that all India TV Events are known for, but also because we have been able to create outstanding content for our viewers, what we always strive for.”
“Look forward to at least a couple more such initiatives soon.” She added.
For further information, please contact:
Pradeep Khatri
Email: pradeepkhatri@indiatvnews.com